Traditions

Scottish brides and grooms have some of the most romantic traditions you have ever heard For example; The lovely verse

Something old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
Something blue,
And a silver sixpence in her shoe.

Everyone knows and has their own interpretation of the first four lines of the verse, and most people think the last line is simply because the tiny silver sixpence has always been thought of as a lucky little coin.

Did you know? that in days of old when a bride married she moved on to her husbands family perhaps many untravelable miles away often rarely seeing her own family again.

The Scottish father on the morning of his daughters wedding would slip this little coin into her hand urging her to hide it about her person, so that if her new husband were to turn out to be cruel to her she would have this little coin to fall back on, (a lot of money in olden days) to bribe a footman to help her escape back to the safety of her parents home. Often the husband would ride like the wind to get her back as she lawfully belonged to him, family battles lasting years often ensued as the father of the bride had to pretend she wasn't there, that he in fact didn't know where she was, and so she lived the rest of her life as a recluse with few visitors and never venturing out, but safe in the bosom of her loving family.

It is a beautiful gesture on the wedding morning for the father of the bride to give this little keepsake to his daughter that tells her she always has a place in his home and his heart. Just don't leave it to the last minute to give it as it almost always ends in floods of happiness tears, so give it when she is getting ready or better the night before. For this traditional Scottish story with a real silver sixpence visit our website.

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